Ingles Ferry Road
N 37° 07.129 W 080° 31.996
17S E 541463 N 4108155
This historic marker stands near the intersection of Rock Road and Tyler Avenue in the City of Radford, Virginia
Waymark Code: WMD27H
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2011
Views: 8
This historic marker is located near the site of Ingles Ferry which was operated by William Ingles beginning in about 1760. The ferry was vital to early settlers moving to the western frontier.
The text of the marker reads:
INGLES FERRY ROAD
"As the population in the New River Valley increased in the 18th century, the western branch of the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the backcountry of the Carolinas and Georgia crossed the region. Thebranch became known as the Wilderness Road. After Daniel Boone and others improved it about 1775, it was the main route of migration to Kentucky and the West through Cumberland Gap. The segment of the Wilderness Road ascended the Allegheny Mountains at Christiansburg, crossed the New River at Ingles Ferry, then continued west. In the 19th century the Ingles Ferry Road was incorporated into the South Western Turnpike."
Marker Number: K-70
Marker Title: Ingles Ferry Road
Marker Location: Rock Road and Tyler Avenue
County or Independent City: City of Radford
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources - 1998
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